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Rebuilding cities post-pandemic will start with neighbourhood hope, and strong social and community planning.
For most of the past five decades, income inequality has been higher in rural counties than in urban areas. Now, urban areas are catching up.
An economist specializing in inequality explains how a basic income guarantee is just what low-wage workers and the economy need.
Economic inequality is growing across the world, but few are talking about the ways to tackle it.
The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is the latest example of weakened enforcement of antitrust laws, which reduces competition and exacerbates already-record levels of inequality.
Nobody else, apart from CEOs, has enjoyed a similar rise in their fortunes since the 1980s.
The gap between rich and poor is at record levels in the U.S., yet it varies widely among the states. A political scientist explains why.
The United States is exhibiting several of the signs that have historically resulted in uprisings and revolutions. Is another American revolution looming?
The phoney debate about corporate activism distracts from the need for a debate about inequality.
At 33%, New Zealand's highest income tax rate is relatively low compared to other economies. Lifting it and cutting tax for low-income earners could improve welfare.
The key to arresting galloping inequality in Australia comes down to housing policy and reversing spiralling housing costs.
The Institute for Health and Welfare issued an "errata" to correct statements about inequality that were perfectly correct.
Populism is on the rise in countries where inequality has been fairly stable over time, as well as countries where inequality has grown.
The IMF has increasingly turned its focus to growing inequality worldwide. Ironically, research shows that policy reforms it mandated exacerbated income inequalities.
Most of the gains from the record economy went to those at the top, while everyone else saw much smaller gains – if any – in income and wealth.
The main problem plaguing Alberta students' math performance isn't the current math curriculum or teacher accountability, but inequality and ballooning class sizes.
In the face of climate change, the poorest are suffering from the excess emissions of CO₂ linked to the lifestyle of the richest. It is time to act, in the name of climate and social justice.
A former member of the Social Mobility Commission on Jeremy Corbyn's plan to drop social mobility as a policy goal in favour of social justice.
State and local governments can't do much about the rapid population growth in Melbourne, but they can take steps to reduce the costs of growing disparities between the outer suburbs and inner city.
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor/Economist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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